Self-efficacy - Performance Discrepancies
Author | : Kent Cooper Etherton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1142235545 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Download or read book Self-efficacy - Performance Discrepancies written by Kent Cooper Etherton and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study examined how over- and underestimations of ability progress with increasing experience completing a task. Prior research has demonstrated inconsistent effects when investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and performance at the within-person level of analysis, often theorizing distinct effects of over- versus underestimating one's ability level. Thus, the current study investigated the discrepancy between self-efficacy, one's belief in their capability to accomplish some task, and actual performance levels. The current study replicated findings that self-efficacy converges on performance over time and extended prior research by demonstrating the rate of convergence might be affected by the size of initial discrepancy and generalized self-efficacy. Further, in a second study meant to compare self-efficacy - performance discrepancies (SPDs) and goal - performance discrepancies (GPDs), we demonstrated that reporting one's self-efficacy before each trial led to better performance than reporting goal level before each trial.